In an effort to make it easier for military and overseas voters to take part in elections, lawmakers may have killed turnout in primary election runoffs in Texas and increased the electoral power of organized groups like the Tea Party.
2012 elections
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Campaign Chatter
The daughter of a former Texas House speaker tops the latest round of campaign announcements.
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While We Were Out
Maybe it’s the heat. Or redistricting. Or maybe Gov. Rick Perry’s political hyperactivity is contagious. Whatever it is, candidates are popping up like it was Labor Day.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 91
This week, with The Response just a few days away, Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben discuss the upcoming prayer rally and how political races around the state — like the already-underway battle for lieutenant governor — are shaping up.
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Christi Craddick Will Run for Railroad Commissioner
Christi Craddick, daughter of former House Speaker Tom Craddick, says she’ll run for the Republican nomination for the Texas Railroad Commission next year — for the seat now held by Republican Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones.
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State Government
Winn Looking at Open House Seat — But Not Brown’s
Former Brazos County Tax Assessor-Collector Gerald “Buddy” Winn might run for the Texas House next year, but it won’t be for state Rep. Fred Brown’s seat.
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State Government
Charlie Howard Gets a Challenger
Sugar Land Mayor Pro Tem Jacquie Chaumette says she will challenge state Rep. Charlie Howard, R-Sugar Land, in next year’s Republican primary.
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Congress
Updated: Senate Candidates Take a Stand on Debt Deal
Congress is set to vote on a deal that would raise the federal debt ceiling to avoid an unprecedented default. They may not be in Washington now, but we asked several U.S. Senate candidates to weigh in on how they’d vote on the plan if they were.
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State Government
Fort Worth Senate Race Could Get Crowded, and Quickly
As expected, state Rep. Kelly Hancock, R-Richland Hills, will run for the Texas Senate next year in SD-10, the district currently occupied by state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth. Hancock is the first challenger to announce, but this could get crowded, and quickly.
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Politics
Williams Pulls a Switch
Michael Williams, who jumped from the U.S. Senate race to the congressional race in the new CD-33 in North Texas, says he’ll jump again: He’s running for congress in CD-25, a district that stretches from Tarrant County all the way south to Hays County.
